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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION

ANDREW d. WHITES Observation-Disclosures
MDONALD TALKED OF.
The announcement that President Cleveland had
rendered position commissioner under the Inter-
state Commerce bill to Andrew ID. White, who voted
for Mr. Blaine for President created little astonish
ment when it was read in The TRIBUNE Yesterday
morning. Throughout the day it was the subject d
much comment among the politicians who gathered d
public places of resort Mr. White was seen at The
Fifth Avenue Hotel and asked tor cop, OF the Pres
dents letter, but declined to give it tor publication
on the ground that it was entirely personal and
private. By way of explanation he sad
mo man was more surprised than myself that tt
matter had been made public. The Presidents letter
the place, but simply asking whether in a certain
contingency he might consider my name. consulted
two or three old friends IN whose judgment had
confidence and teegraphed the President thanking
him. but declining to allow my name to be used. The
considerations that Influenced me were not ut all
POLITICAL but entirely personal | Lad proposed and
endeavored to keep the whole matter private, ind
supposed that had done so, since have consulted
but old personal friends and supposed In entire
confidence"
Mr. White was asked under what contingency the
President had requested to be allowed to Use his namc
but said lie must remain reticent upOn that point.
With the refusal OF exPresident White to accept the
commissonershD the name OF another resident OF this
State, who is also Republic dn, has come before
President Cleveland for the position 1t Alexander
Mcdonald. who was formerly United States Senator
from Arkansas. but has Tor long time lived IN this
city. lie is said to have the recommendation OF At
orney- General Garland VI every member OF the Sem
ate in which lie served, OF both political parties, and
the personal good word OF every present Democratic
Senator. Senator Mcdonald made a fortune OF o
million of dollars in railroad and land ventures, but
lost most OF it in unfortunate investments He has
retrieved his losses only in part He is large and
heavily built perhaps fifty five, with smooth
shaver face, close cropped gray hair, small gray
ustache and ford complexion, and Is often to bc
seen in the Wall Street neighborhood. 1t Is under
stood that he will accept il the position is rendered to
him. IL Is said in political circles here that Nj.
Cleveland has offered commissionership to Colonel
W. r. Morrison, Of Illinois, which has been accepted,
and has offered conditionally to General James
H. Wilson. formerly president OF the New-fork and
New England Railroad. He was the officer in COM
mund OF the troops that captured Jef Davis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
CAN1L LEGISLATION.

A bill. is pending in the Legislature which
appropIiatcs 100000 ito facilitate State com.
mercc by increasing the lockagc capacity Of the
Lric Canal and improving tho OswcgO and
Champlain canals Nobody disputes the de-
STABILITY of dcvising ways and means Of facil-
itatng the commerce of New. York. but this bill
-whichhas been reported favoraby by the Canal
Committee-encountcrs opposition. 1t was do
bated at some length III the Senate on Thurs
day. One Senator argued that it was not just
to tax one State for the support Of q National
highway. Another, taking the same ground,
sought TO defeat the measure by bringing to
Lear against it q resolution pettioning Congress
to make the necessary Appropriation for I'M
proving our canals. The Senate will again
consider the bill next week.
The proposition to seek Federal aid for cana.
improvements does not. as our readers arc
aware, commend itself to those who have dc.
voted the most attention TO canal matters.
Tho canal convention Of 1885, over which
IIoratio Seymour presided, pronounced against
il. and so did the convention Of last year. Both
Of these were representative bodies; therefore
their Judgment on the point is entitled TO
great woight Thus far in her history New
York hrs been abundantly able TO take care
Of her canals. Is she likely to be les able in
the future No good reason which is con-
si~tcnt with a healthy State pride can lie brought
forward for the proposed new departure.
The pending bill ought to be promptly
parsed. The amount which il appropriates is
insignificant in comparison with tho benefits
which the canals confer and have conferred
The New-Yorlk Board of Trade and Trans
portation have prepared table Of statistics
which those who arc disposed to throw
stumbling blocks in the way Of canal improve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
THE IPISH TRIALS.

Tho Irish Plan Of Campaign has not been
condemned by jury. Tho prosecution of Mr.
Dillon and his associates has resulted in a dis
agreement although great pans were taken
by the officials in the selection of the jury, and
the charge from the bench was directly lcyclled
against the defendants. The Government will
now have 10 order a new trial with the pros
poet of another failure to secure the condcmna-
ton of the League leaders Or else, as an al
tentative course, it will appeal TO Parliament
for some form of coercion which may enable
it to punish agraran agitators who go between
landlord and tenant and divert payments Of
rent to League agents whenever demands for
reductions arc not complied with. The latter
course is the more probable one. The ordinary
law is inadequate for securing the conviction
Of League leaders when the sympathcs of the
people are strongly enlisted on their behalf.
This is the real source Of every English fail
ure to govern Ireland by ordinary mc.aods Of
legal procedure. Public opinion is hostile TO
the administration of laws which are not con-
sidcrcd national. but alien. The people do not
respect judicial tribunals which are controlled
by the Castle. English law alicnatcs their
sympathics. 1t comes to them with foreign
aspect. as Mr.. Gladstone. said in his famous
speech on the Home Rule bill. In ali recent at
tcmpts to secure convictions for political Of
fences the prosecution has proved failure 50
long as jures were allowed full rights under
ordinary law. Expedicnts for arming judges
with the authority of the jury-box or for con-
trolling by change of venue or other means
the choice of jury, become necessary in order
to render prosecutions successful. These are
forms of coercion to which England inevitably
has recourse in the last extremity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
list NIGHT or GERM1N OPERA.

Tho third se,son Of German opera at the Metropv
fan Opera House will come to an end this afternoon
with a performance OF WaRner's Rienzi" Last night
was the last evening performance ana tue last
here in the capacity OF vperatic conductor
OF Herr Anton Seidl. Very appropriately the opera
chosen vas the firs OF the masterpieces OF Wagner
which It was the good fortune ct Herr Seidl TO intro
duor to the American people" Die Meistersinger.'
The occasion was brilliant one, the audience ceing
perhaps the most mt merous one that mas heard ihe
work this season. The evening was marked further
nv MI bic dcmOnstr OF the favor which the retr
lag conductor has won by his Jealous and efficient
work in behalf OF good music IN TINS city, Inc sigh
cance of this work convinced will appear even
more wildly In the future than 1t does Dow 1t Is
enough to say that marvellous has been the achieve
which he has placed to his credit IN bringing Tor,
ward two such works Die Meistersnger" and
Tristan und Isolde in n style which has commanded
the approval OF public musicians and critics alike, 1t
has been no greater than his less obvious accomplish
ment In inspiring the public of great city with
serousnes. of spirit which has chiefly been conspicu
Gus by its absence opera houses heretofore.
Herr Seidl called out after the second act aud
repeatedly after the quintet which ends the first
of the third On the second occasion he was presented
behalf OF number OF patrons OF the opera neither
stockholders members OF the company nor musicians,
with the loving emp CT which mention has already been
made in this journal. The beautiful souvenir is from
the workshop of the well known Gorham Manuiactur-
inc Company of this city, and designed by Mr. Il.
f. Marcus of the employees OF the company. Ii Is
twelve inches high and OF oxydzed silver. Inc work
manshlp il repousse, and the three panels between
three treetiunks which spring from the base and
whose interlacing branches form the rim are filled
with designs from three OF Wagners dramas namely,
the scene between Sachs and Eva" IN the second
act of Die Meistersnger," the love scene between
Tristan" and Isolde" and the awakening of
Brunnhilden by Siegiried" from tho last act OF
manshp certainly one of the finest things il not the
finest of the kind yet produced In this coun-
try. and reflects great credit on the designer
and manufacturers. 1t was presented without
speech or other dem0nstrato than that
created by the public and the orchestra that intens
fed tho applause with fanfare rs several ushers
1IyalI tha nj
After he had appeared again and again to bow his
know Judgments Herr Sedl responded to the calls tor
n speech as follows German: From full heart
thank YOU tor the gracious ard kind reception which
have had at your hands shall always remember
with pleasure these two years OF my New.fork So
iourn and the splendid appreciation and inspiring
public that found here. thank you"
The cup was accompanied by magnifcently bound
copy of the score OF Tristan und Isolde
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26

monts would do well to study. The'table shows
that during tho season Of navigation In 1855
tho canals delivered at this city 11.632.5so
more bushels Of grain than tho railroads de-
liyered, and 1857 Ats moro bushels than
were received by all other routes combined.
The table also shows that the receipts OF New
York by canal during the same period exceeded
the aggregate receipts at Philadelphia and
Boston for the entire year. and were only
%. 1872 100 bushels less in seven months than
the total amount received at Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and Baltimore. Another point Of large
significance established by tho statistics IN
question is that "while the canals arc open ana
directing the channel of trade toward Now
York that city is the centre Of the grain trade
when they are closed the competing ports more
than hold their own" .,
Such facts US these need no comment with
intelligent men. They ought to have deler
mining influence with our Lawmakers. mo
continued commercial supremacy OF New orh
i, largely conditioned upon tho canals. Ana IL
the canals arc to prove equal to tho demand,
made upon them they must DO improved, ana
improved without delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
A QUEER CONSTITUTIONAL IssUr

English journalists arc not recognized M
competent authorities on questions relating 10
tho American Constitution. "Thc London
Tines" which has been publishing n series
Of cx-partc arguments on the Canadian side Of
the fisheries controversy, assumes that tho Com
stituiiOn was imperlled by tho refusal Of tbe
Senate TO concur in the Presidents rccomncnda.
ton for tho appointment of q Joint Commission.
This is certainly novel view of the Scnato's
legislative functions. If it be 1he duty of that
body TO register nil the decisions OF the Evoc,-
tive Department and in no circumstances 70
oycrlue them. what becomes Of lis ipdonopd-
cnce and disnity1 The assumption that tho
Senate was under constitutional obligations to
sanction the Presidents Recommendations ia n
grotesque exhibition Of English crcdulity.
The facts point in tho opposite direction.
Tie Executive Department, not the Senate. act
cd in violation of constitutional presidents.
Congress had abrogatcd the Fisheries Clauses OF
the Treaty of Washington and President Ar
thur had issued suitable proclamation de-
claring that tho agreement would end In july.
1885. The first diplomatic act Of tho Demo-
cratic Administration was o bargain with tho
British Minister by which the operation Of tho
clauses was prolonged for six months.
This was done with the understanding that tho
President should recommend In his first mos
sage Joint Commission for restoring tho Fab
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
THE Talk OF THE DAY

GadstoTo's latest article is on BOOKS snaS nave
sSs SsRs sn he would EFs SR S
Said an EnglIshman tho other day; "Tho newer
colleges Of the United States painfully crude.
Not one Of them knows the zeltgelst when 1t sees It,
Not to mention others, Johns Hopkins University Is
sufficient to this captious criticism. Within
the lines which ID laid down for itself. 1t Is ex-
cclled by no antquated college In Europe.
Tho cynosure Of all eyes was All spud who has has
e sSn... sud s snsSS Ss II ss S ssn cas-:
his Sno H19sr Of h e ssa latest ye n ns by
:ocy young mcn and this was tho cause
IN bis nr ~ Az s paern Hor t Has linn
tho state.-(san Francisco Chronicle.
A peculiarly French duel has just been fought In
Nsw-Orlcans. The principals had dispute and con-
cluded that ono II not both Of them must die. Then
they vent out III D vacant lot and popped away az
each other until the demands Of the "deadly duclo"
were amply satisfied. N. B.Nelther person was hurt
CT do not desire wealth for ITSELF" remarked the
S ssGs Il Tor yourself WtPittsburE Dispatch
General Simon Cameron says that tho Bermudas
are too slow for him. The General Is still lively old
boy. and long may he wavsi
stradlvarius violoncelo Of 1850 wus sold at the
Hotel .le Ventres Saturday for 10000 francs ana
q second by the same MAKER dated l90a, for I2'oUO
francs. One by Francesca KugRcri, 1850, went lOr
1900 francs.-(GalignanPs Messenger.
few Democrats are still holding their ears to the
ground in order to hear the thrill which viii 20
through the Democratic party when President Ceve-
land says those wordsi ~ am Democrat"
Tao Retort Courteous;. Nsw-YorkerIYes. sir, New
Why, we've taken away from you some Oh tho BEST
of your literary mon - 1919,
ostonIan with sghThat Is 50 and you needed sS@a
thcm. BY the way wouldn't you like " have some
OF our Aldermen ,, ,,.
Courier.
General Isaac +. ouinby Is suing railroad be-
cau.o owIns to delay he got into the city too late to
SEQ the Barthodl show. II the General gains his SUIT
we may expect to see every man, woman and child
in the country bringing similar suit against some
railroad.
Poetry and Verse. sOphronla asks What is the
difference between Poetry and Verse =?
Write something none can understand, -,
And all who read will SAY IDS grand"
And upward turn their eyes and sigh
= And murmur, this Is poetry y
Z vrltc something that has no prtenco
TO anything but common sense
A stanza brilliant, pungent, terse-
"' 1'' --lBoston Courier.
'Ths Mormons arc pretending to DO glad that the
Fdmunds-Tuckor bin has passed both houses. Just
now It takes mighty little to mako the Mornons glad
Anything less than utter extinction seems TO them
TO bc q blessing.
II f. startling TO 10 told that OF the entire popua-
ton Of tho United states one In every 81 Is III
prison. Tho fact becomes positively ast0uhchg
Shen II l. shown that in England and Waes only ono
I'm every $4,000 IL In prison. When the additional
fact develops Itself that the ratio here IL increasing
in England tho outlook Is calculated 10 arouse tho
goomiest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ialiadium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
DID GOVERNOR HILL SEE THE LETTER.


question OF veracity has been raised between Cover
Hill and some Of the members OF tho Young Mems
Democratic Club Of Brooklyn in regard to Mayor Hewitts
letter. which was suppressed at the dinner The Cover
nor reported denying that he the letter
had anything To do with the failure to have 1t read
Some OF the members Of the club equally ouspoken
In their that the letter shown to the Gov
he declined attend the dinner II
read. One OF the members OF the dinner committee OF
the club reported have made the following positive
statement In the matterf
The night Of the dinner MT Mpesen took carriage and
drove 10 the Hoffman House convey Governor m to the
dinner OF the Young Mons Democratic Club of this city Be-
fore leaving tho hotel Mr. Mapesden took Mayor Hewtts
letter out OF his pocket and read It to Governor m The
did the letter 10 be read at the dinner Upon
President Lee ana told him what tho
the letter. and Mr. Lee Difference
TO the guest evening withheld the letter.
Hin deny this II he dare
Edward NJ shepard positively stated that the letter
was shown to the Governor.
When President Lee was asked he intended to resign
tho presidency OF tho club he replied have In
tention OF resignng. l see no reason why should
do So"
twas Governor Hill Cognizant Of the suppression Of
the letter."
81 do not think no knew anything about It, did NOT
show 1t TO him confer with him about It, did MOP
give the letter for publication because thought II good
Judgment not ~ do So"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
PERSONAL.

Tho Rev. DR.. Daniel Dorchester. OF Boston, tho
cmlnont temperance advocate, Ia recovering from
tedious and serious Illness.
Professor @. II. Richardson. Of Dartmouth College,
has undertaken TO receive and forward to Augusta
Ca. constitutions to tho fund for monument to tho
lnte Pau H. Haynes "A, -'esf.'f'se frssf 49,
Sir Charles Dllkes grcataunt in 1904 married
Mr.. snooke, and they had two children both Of whom
aro now dead. Tho Snooko family fortune has thus
boon bequeathcd 10 Sir Charles Dko and IL amounts
to something moro than 100000. 1T has been
rumorod that tho bequest was conditional on Sir
Charles Duko taking tho namo Of smokes but 1t IL
not 50.
Professor NJ b. Riddle, OF Hartford theological
Seminary, will go TO tho Western Theological seminary
ut Allegheny City, Penn. to fiji the chair Of New
Testament Literature and Exegesjs, In succession to
Professor Wareld who has accepted call to Prince
ton College.
Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, tho Southern author, 10
monaced with loss OF sight but her doctors have hope
OF curing tho aiment
During hsr approaching ytit b AxlssI pains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
MR., DEPEW ON GOVERNOR HILL.

A DECORATOR OF HIsTORY-YALE MEN TALK ABOUT
ATHLETICS AND ABUSE THE PRESS.
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided over the fourth social
meeting OF the OF the Yale Alumni Association.
held last night at Delmouicos. About fifty Yale
were present among them being Professor Richards and
some athletes from New Haven who talked about ath-
lecs President Depew first asked the Banjo Club to
filed most satisfactorily. Then In the course
OF his remarks Mr. Depew brought out cheers by his
handling OF Governor Hill He said that the Yale AS
decorated at the Democratic dinner In Brooklyn by the
Governor Of this great State Governor Hill was as con-
letter was by its absence. Governor Hl," said Mr.
Depew, rs the ablest and most acute Of the Democratic
He said that most effective In the fields
where accuracy OF statement yielded TO imagination
the facts OF history became hopelessy mingled with
fiction ana then proceeded make the best and most
effective speech Of his life upon this model In these
days OF dun and stagnant politics. IL the Governor has
fired fancy and stirred the sentiment OF his party that
carries off the nomination OF his party In its National
convention. 1t will be because he depends largely
upon his Imagination his statements decorated
the facts OF history as to present the most picturesque
some talk about Yae's athletic future followed RN
Corwin SO. captain of the football team praised the
sport and bitterly resented attacks on it. He said that
there were kinds OF football one the noble lame.
and the other the fanatcal fabrication OF the reporters
Imagination.
baseball aud A. C. Cowes, j. So captain OF fales crew
of SO, predicted good crew for 81.
subject OF "The College Student In Relation to the
Changed Conditions OF American Life" Then L. q. Re.
49, captain of the football team that was defeated
by Princeton year ago. talked about football He was
particularly the press for msrepresentng foot
ball as he asserted, and FOR attacking him. Referring
Every in while the cranks at Cambridge think that
the game rough their kid goved lambs and pull
@ d SS what SS IL
they let tho lambs come In again.
A committee appointed to assist the Athletic Com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-26
NO TASTEFUL ORNAMENTS.

Tho necessity for Strengthening tho Nations
defensive system is recognized by both political
parties For many years Democratic econ
omists have persevered in blocking legislation
proposed by Republican Administrations for
the building Of new feet and for adequate
defence of the chief harbors on the coast They
are still pursuing dilatory tactics, and arc dis
playing incompetence in dealing with the prob
lem of National defence but they discern the
need of legslation-and this alone Is great
gain. Committees of both houses have been
engrossed with tho consideration of this i'm
portant subject during the present session. 1T
Is probable that tho last day of the session will
find tho houses hopelessly divided respecting
the merits Of various schemes Of naval and
coast defence. This result will be attributed
mainly to the incapacity Of the Democratic
House, which has been as lax and inefficient
in bringing forward well-digcsted and prao-
teal measures as the Senate has been cner-
getc and decisive. .,
While the Senate deserves credit for patriot
ism and -partisanship in voting for large
appropriations to be expended wholly at the
discretion Of Democratic Administration, We
fear it has acted with precipitate haste in some
respects. The two Hawley bills for domest.
eating tho manufacture of steel amor and gun
metal and establishing gun factories have re.
ccived The TRIBUNE's hearty approval. If
the country were suddenly exposed to danger
of war, its chief source of weakness would be
the lack of modern guns. If the plant required
for the production Of heavy ordnance were
here, if the industries for the manufacture Of
gun-mctal were established on American soil,
the country would cease to bc dcfcncelcss. If
facilities wcrc furnished for the production of
war material and modern guns on large scale.
In an emergency the harbors could bc quickly
placed in condition Of Defence and fleet
could be properly armed. This is the precise
point at which our system of National defence
should Notwithstanding the industries
requisite for the manufacture Of heavy ord
nance. But at no other point is there need
Of haste Indeed. for many reasons it would
l,c reckless and wastcful policy to multiply
preparations for defensive warfare. when there
is no probability Of an outbreak of hostilitics
during the next decade.
The new navy should he built slowly, de-
lihcratcly and wisely. The hest and most use
full types Of naval architecture should lie Sc
lcc:ed, and the development Of this arm of the
service should bc gradual and wcll-proportOncd
We'll digcstcd schemes Of harbOr defence are
required, and millions Of treasure should not
he sQuandercd on what may prove within the
next ten years to be an ill-advised and futile
system. 1t will he the easiest thing in the
world to waste money in building rams.
twenty-knot cruisers. and vessels for harbor
defence All work Of this kind should be done
with dcliberation year by ycar.a and no Admin
istration, whether Democratic or Republican.
should he armed with unlimited discretion and
enormous appropriations. There should DC no
wastefui ornaments